The best photo of the week will win £30 worth of children's books
PEOPLE AND PLACES
- More uses for Snow
Children at Footsteps Day Nursery and Pre-School in Tamworth, Staffordshire made the most of last month's snow, 'cooking' it in saucepans and stirring it until it turned to water. They also created hills, using the snow for them to drive over in dumper trucks.
- Scottish delicacies
To mark the birthday of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns on 25 January, children from Sparklers nurseries Annan and Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway, dressed in tartan, danced to traditional Scottish music and tucked into a special lunch of haggis, neeps and tatties.
- Land of oz
Children and staff at TLC Nursery in Milton Keynes dressed in green and gold to mark Australia Day on 26 January. The event provided a great opportunity for the children to learn about different cultures and explore Australia's customs, food and wildlife.
- Bouncing babies
Babies were giggling and wiggling to catchy nursery rhymes last week at the Baby Bounce session at Brompton Children's Centre in Medway, Kent. Children and their parents joined in with Incy Wincey Spider, Old MacDonald and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
- Garden giveaway
Early Years From The Consortium is offering readers the chance to win gardening equipment for their setting. The prize includes a set of Yeo Minis wood and metal gardening tools, a wheelbarrow, brush, rake, hoe, kneeling pads and gloves, and a portable, lightweight pop-up greenhouse. To enter, answer the following question: What are the gardening tools made of? Send your answer, name, setting and contact details to katy.morton@haymarket.com by 18 February. For information visit www.earlyyears.co.uk.
EVENTS
Keep on waddling
The Meningitis Trust is inviting babies, toddlers and children to take part in its annual Toddle Waddle this April. Now in its 11th year, the sponsored walk or waddle for children under five years old helps to raise funds for support services for families in need. The sponsor of this year's Toddle Waddle is HiPP Organic, which has worked in partnership with the Trust since 2008 to raise awareness of meningitis.
To register for the event visit www.meningitis-trust.org/toddlewaddle.
- Correction
The nursery pictured marking the eclipse of the sun on 15 January in last week's Noticeboard was Little Acorns Nursery in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, not Little Acorns, Gomersal, as stated.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Leapfrog Day Nursery in Oldbrook, Buckinghamshire, invited parents to breakfast to mark Farmhouse Breakfast Week on 24-30 January. At the annual event, which highlights the importance of breakfast in a healthy diet, parents could sample different locally produced foods their children enjoy.
